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During WW2, America bombed a lot of civilians both in the Empire of Japan- including long before Hiroshima as well as in Germany.
And the axis did the same kind of thing too.
It was just part of the war- the fact that new technology- the A-bomb- was used isn't particularly shameful. The Axis used the equally new V2 missile technology to attack the Allies civilians during the same conflict. Has Merkel apologized for that?
There was no chance of thatEconomic sanctions are a serious matter. If FDR had deescalated our conflict with Japan and Japan had attacked the Soviet Union, I don't know that that would have seriously hampered their war effort against the Germans.
The hundreds of thousands of civilians who were incinerated "had killed millions"?...and it was the right thing to do to a brutal war mongering country that had killed millions of civilians.
Are you saying that General MacArthur was an idiot?.... those that believe that Japan without the bombs would have simply surrendered, I say they are idiots. ...
Most people today can not even comprehend ...
Most Westerners can not even begin to comprehend...
... Most Westerners can not even begin to comprehend ....
Nor do they understand .....
The Japanese used bayonets. Truman used nukes. You condemn them and commend Truman. CRAZY!!Have you managed to convince yourself that it somehow more immoral to be killed by a nuke than a bayonet? Dead is dead and none of the participants in WWII was especially concerned about killing "innocent civilians". Japan treated enemy civilians with special brutality and earned what they got. Some folks just seem to search for any excuse to slam my country. Doesn't make me very happy.
The hundreds of thousands of civilians who were incinerated "had killed millions"?
That's a weird justification..a nuke is the same as a bayonet so no big deal.Have you managed to convince yourself that it somehow more immoral to be killed by a nuke than a bayonet? Dead is dead and none of the participants in WWII was especially concerned about killing "innocent civilians". Japan treated enemy civilians with special brutality and earned what they got. Some folks just seem to search for any excuse to slam my country. Doesn't make me very happy.
There was no chance of that
the japanese and soviets had several border conflicts in the 30’s when no less than Zukoff himself was in command and the jspanese got their ass kicked
besides siberia was a secondary goal of japan
SE Asia was a much richer target
Not as long as the militarists were running japanDidnt' say that they would win. Just that war with the US could have been avoided.
It's easy to be the tough guy when you have the upper hand isn't it.Nothing says "Don't fuck with us!" quite like a nuke up the ass. And that needed to be said. I'm thankful that it was.
How so? Do you think they had any choice in the matter?They enabled a government that did it.....
Did you say "the militarists were running Japan"? So, the people did not have a say in what their government did such as would be the case in a more democratic nation?Not as long as the militarists were running japan
" Not until I went into the churches of America and heard her pulpits flame with righteousness did I understand the secret of her genius and power. America is great because America is good, and if America ever ceases to be good, America will cease to be great. "" Not until I went into the churches of America and heard her pulpits flame with righteousness did I understand the secret of her genius and power. America is great because America is good, and if America ever ceases to be good, America will cease to be great. "
- Alexis de Tocqueville
Do you realize how little sense that makes?...---they would have fought to the very last man woman and child to obtain power if not soundly beaten and bombed into submission.
Unkotare thinks he’s found an acornDid you say "the militarists were running Japan"? So, the people did not have a say in what their government did such as would be the case in a more democratic nation?
You are confused and are trying to argue the morality of total war. That doesn't hold water when the shit hits the fan. All morality is out the window.How so? Do you think they had any choice in the matter?
It makes a lot of senseDo you realize how little sense that makes?
But we incinerated hundreds of thousands of "the people" in atomic fire....
Yes the militarists were in control
which means the people were not responsible for crimes of their government
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So, you are saying that it was immoral to incinerate hundreds of thousands of civilians via atomic bomb?You are confused and are trying to argue the morality of total war. That doesn't hold water when the shit hits the fan. All morality is out the window.
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